Motion to intervene filed in support of President Biden’s monument designation near Grand Canyon

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in defense of President Biden’s designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona.

Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

Decision ensures that southwest Oregon rivers, fish, and wildlife remain protected

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “It’s been many years now of litigation, fighting to protect this remarkable place, and phew, we’re done. The monument and its expansion, it’s now the law of the land. People should go visit this summer. It’s a beautiful place.”

The EPA’s finalized rule will yield billions of dollars in public health benefits for nearby environmental justice communities, who are overexposed to toxic pollution.

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

This win advances two goals at the heart of Earthjustice’s mission: protecting public lands and facing down the destructive threat of fossil fuels.

Second federal appeals court protects Monument and the rare and beautiful plant and animal species that live there

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments remain safe

Legislation will focus on permitting reform, air quality enforcement, additional measures to cut harmful pollution in Colorado

Four Tribes intervened last week in lawsuits attacking Antiquities Act

Ocean ecosystems are essential to our world, and thankfully, we can still chart a new path forward to protect them.

The United States Government Commitments, developed as part of a lengthy mediation process, pledge the federal government to continued support for the recovery of healthy and abundant salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin, provide significant federal funding to the Northwest, assist region-wide efforts and planning to address climate change, and set the region on a path to breach the four lower Snake River dams.

What PFAS are, why they’re harmful, and what we can do to protect ourselves from them

Major victory for the Monument and the spectacular variety of plants, fish, and wildlife that depend on the Monument’s ecological integrity

How a deep-sea ecosystem will help build resilience to climate change, and how it was saved.

Heeding calls from tribal leaders, President Biden designated nearly a million acres as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.